On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 09:28:14AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: >also sprach Aníbal Monsalve Salazar <anibal@debian.org> [2012.04.10.0919 +0200]: >> Unfortunately, the default timer setting is not perfect on >> linux/unix systems, including many NAS, and leads to a dramatic >> increase of the Load Cycle Count value (SMART attribute #193). > >Please include a line explaining why that is bad. Unfortunately, the default timer setting is not perfect on linux/unix systems, including many NAS, and leads to a dramatic increase of the Load Cycle Count value (SMART attribute #193). With the default timer setting, the drive will spin down *every eight seconds* if idle and this may get the spindle motor to burn out in a few months or so. >> If you have a Western Digital EADS or EARS drive, please check >> your SMART information before it's too late by running the >> following command: >> . >> sudo smartctl -A /dev/sda | grep "^193" >> . >> If the Load cycle count exceeds 1000, you're probably affected by >> the idle3 timer problem. > >"in the last column" If the Load cycle count (which is in the last column) exceeds 1000, you're probably affected by the idle3 timer problem. Are those changes fine for you?
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